Marriage contract, manuscript, ink and paint on paper, dated the 17th of Elul, 5657 (1897) at Herat. The calligraphic text of this ketubah is set within a delicately decorated border. Above the text is an arcade of five scalloped and pointed arches. T...
Description:
Bride: Rahel bat Ye'uda Eli'as.
Subject (Geographic):
Herat (Afghanistan) --Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Eli'as, Eliyahu ben David, Eli'as, Rahel bat Ye'uda, Matitiyah ben Mordekhai, Pinhas ben Mosheh, and Shemu'el Kohen
Subject (Topic):
Ketubah --Afghanistan --Herat and Prenuptial agreements (Jewish law)
